Electromechanical connection device and directional control valve equipped therewith

An electromechanical connection device for a directional control valve, designed for the releasable connection of a plurality of wire conductors serving to supply power to the directional control valve, the electromechanical connection device comprising:

• a plurality of connection structures, which respectively have a connection channel provided to insert a conductor wire to be connected, which has a clamping region, which is delimited laterally by a clamping element, which can be moved between a basic position and an open position defining a larger cross-section of the clamping region compared to the basic position,
• wherein an opening movement of the clamping element occurring in the direction of the open position is accompanied by the build-up of a spring force provided by a spring structure and acting on the clamping element in a restoring manner in the direction of the basic position such that a wire conductor inserted into the associated clamping region can be electrically conductively clamped by the clamping element deflected from the basic position into a clamping position located between the basic position and the open position,
• wherein the independently moveable clamping elements of all connection structures are collectively associated with a release element of the connection device, which, starting from an inactive position enabling each clamping element to assume its basic position, can be driven to a release movement acting on all clamping elements by introducing a manually generated release force, during which it causes an opening movement of all clamping elements, such that each clamped wire conductor can be released for removal from the associated connection channel.